Category: Motorcycle Racing
Locatelli undergoes successful facial surgery
UPDATE Roberto Locatelli has been moved out of intensive care at the Bellaria hospital in Bologna according to Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport. Daniele Bandiera, general director of the Piaggo … Read More
Further tests rule out Locatelli brain damage
Roberto Locatelli was yesterday showing signs of improvement during his second day at the Bellaria de Bologna Medical Centre, though he still remained in an induced coma. A third CAT … Read More
Kawasakis 1-2 at wet Jerez
Kawasaki's Olivier Jacque topped the times in Monday's rain-slowed testing session at Jerez in Spain. Pos Rider Make Time Laps 1. Olivier Jacque Kawasaki 1:51.422 52 2. Randy De Puniet … Read More
Rossi goes flag-to-flag at Jerez
Valentino Rossi bowled all challengers to take victory at the Gran Premio bwin.com de España and put himself at the head of the overall classification. The five time MotoGP World … Read More
Pedrosa takes pole on home ground
The Repsol Honda rider laid down a record breaking lap at the Circuito de Jerez to take his first top spot of the season, driving the thousands of fans flocked … Read More
Checa on top for practice 3 in Jerez
Carlos Checa was again on top of the timesheets in MotoGP's third free practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez Saturday morning. He also set the fastest lap … Read More
Checa leads Friday PM Times in Jerez
Carlos Checa, Dani Pedrosa and Toni Elias made it a one-two-three for Honda in free practice for Sunday's Spanish MotoGP. Checa's best lap time was one minute 40.851 secs, with … Read More
Roberts leads opening MotoGP practice
Friday morning practice times from Jerez: 1 10 Kenny ROBERTS JR USA KR212V 1'41.182 25 25 2 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA HONDA 1'41.418 21 25 3 27 Casey STONER AUS … Read More
Team Roberts announce partnership
In a unique all-American collaboration, Kenny Roberts, Sr. and Team Roberts has joined forces with F1 MAX-X and MGM's Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas to increase the popularity … Read More
Huge launch for Repsol Honda team
The Repsol Honda Team riders Nicky Hayden and Dani Pedrosa brought the centre of Madrid to a standstill on Sunday as they lead a spectacular 8000-bike convoy through the Spanish … Read More
Slow Ilmor MotoGP team suspends participation
Mario Illien has announced that his MotoGP team will not be attending the next round of the series although engine development work will continue while the team tries to track … Read More
Casey Stoner defeats Rossi in Qatar
Casey Stoner was the worthy victor of today’s Commercialbank Grand Prix Of Qatar, taking his first ever win in the premier class on his race debut for Ducati. The Australian … Read More
Rossi takes pole in Qatar
1 Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team 1m 55.002s2 Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team 1m 55.007s3 Colin Edwards Fiat Yamaha Team 1m 55.233s4 Toni Elias Honda Gresini 1m 55.358s5 Dani Pedrosa … Read More
Rossi and Edwards 1-2 in opening practice
Fiat Yamaha Team riders dominated day one practice at the Losail International Circuit in Doha, Qatar, where the MotoGP series starts its 2007 season this weekend. "It was a very … Read More
SPEED Signs MotoGP – USGP on FOX
SPEED signed a new multi-year deal with Dorna Sports for broadcast rights to the world’s most prestigious motorcycle racing series, the MotoGP World Championship, continuing a successful relationship that began … Read More
Fiat to sponsor Yamaha and Rossi
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' with today's announcement. See Hot News page for announcement. 01/29/07 Rumors in the Italian press say that Italian car company Fiat is close … Read More
Fiat to sponsor Yamaha team
During a presentation in Italy today, Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd announced that it has reached a two-year agreement with Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. to become title sponsor of the Yamaha Factory … Read More
Kawasaki team confident going into Qatar
After a long and intense period of pre-season testing in which Kawasaki riders, Randy de Puniet and Olivier Jacque, covered more than 7000 km aboard their Ninja ZX-RR machines, the … Read More
Checa asks Honda for more power
Carlos Checa concluded the final pre-season test at Jerez on Sunday by asking Honda for more HP. "We must find a solution for the engine because I need more power … Read More
MotoGP to force Indy redesign?
In order to secure a second US round of the MotoGP World Championship, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is reported to be ready to modify its existing road course layout. It … Read More
Rossi fastest at Jerez, wins BMW
Valentino Rossi was fastest in today's 40-minute qualifying simulation in official practice at Jerez pipping the Repsol Honda's of Dani Pedrosa, both of whom were well clear of the field … Read More
Melandri and Rossi on top at Jerez Saturday
The official MotoGP test at Jerez continued today with Marco Melandri and Valentino Rossi setting the pace as they work towards the opening race of the 2007 season. Riding the … Read More
Jerez day 1 test times
The MotoGP teams began the final pre-season test at Jerez today ahead of the eagerly awaited 2007 MotoGP Championship which begins with the Grand Prix of Qatar in two weekend’s … Read More
Indy to modify layout for 2008 US GP – report
(GMM) The future of the US grand prix beyond June is unconfirmed, but should the race go ahead in 2008 it is reported that the F1 layout at Indianapolis could … Read More